"Tyrrhenian Sea Discovery Fleet?" Hearing this, Montgomery couldn't help but be stunned, and then his eyes quickly fell on the map and asked, "Where is it?" ”

The staff officer looked at the telegram, then looked for a point on the map and replied: "Here, here is the data from half an hour ago!" ”

Montgomery couldn't help but look up at Eisenhower, and both men realized that their opportunity had come.

Although the Tyrrhenian Sea is only a little more than 100 kilometers away from Tunisia and within the combat radius of the German 27th Air Wing, the distance between the German fleet and the island of Malta is about the same as that of Tunisia...... Therefore, when the German fighters received the information that they urgently took off to reinforce the Tyrrhenian Sea, they were afraid that it would be too late, because by the time they arrived, the battle would probably be over.

"Command 'L27'!" Montgomery ordered: "Continue to track the German fleet and report the position at any time!" (Note: "L27" refers to the British Army's L-class submarine, which is an old submarine produced during World War I.)

"Yes!"

"Order the Air Force to be combat-ready!"

"Yes!"

"Order the fleet to leave the port immediately!"

"Yes!"

……

Clearly, Montgomery wanted to make a big move.

Montgomery's plan was simple, to take advantage of the British army's numerical superiority in air power and divide the force into two parts:

Part of it consisted purely of air power, that is, a sneak attack on the German fleet in the Tyrrhenian Sea across Sicily.

Montgomery believed that this would inflict heavy damage on the German fleet, based on Montgomery's knowledge of German warships...... TO BE PRECISE, IT IS KNOWN ABOUT FRENCH WARSHIPS, SUCH AS THE "DUNKIRK" CLASS, WHOSE MAIN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE IS DOZENS OF 130MM CALIBER SECONDARY GUNS, BUT ITS ELEVATION ANGLE IS ONLY 75 DEGREES, WHICH MAKES A LARGE AREA OF AIRSPACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FRENCH FLEET ALMOST FULL OF AIR DEFENSE BLIND SPOTS.

In this regard, the British Air Force can make corresponding targeted tactics, fighters from a high altitude to approach the enemy ship group, and when entering a dead end, then reduce the altitude to carry out low-altitude bombing...... The British fighters at this time hardly had to think about the enemy's anti-aircraft fire.

Montgomery then estimated that the German 27th Air Wing would make a big sortie to provide air cover for the fleet.

So the second part, that is, the mixed forces covering the fleet, took this opportunity to break through the Tunis Strait with all their might.

It is conceivable that the main force of the German air force was attracted to the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the German navy suffered another heavy blow, and with the British army in possession of air supremacy, the German navy would inevitably collapse under the blows of British fighters and fleets.

If everything had gone according to Montgomery's plan, the German Navy would have failed before it could even react to what was going on, and Raeder's dream of reviving the Navy would be shattered at the first time.

But there will always be unexpected things on the battlefield, and what Montgomery didn't expect was that Qin Chuan was on the flagship of the German Navy "Dunkirk".

"I'm afraid you're too late!" Darlang smiled gloatingly and said, "I'd love to see you and my warship sink to the bottom of the sea as the British warplanes sink to the bottom!" ”

"I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "We can meet before the British fighters arrive!" Unless the planes of the British take off now...... But you know, they need to do some preparations, like refuel, load up the bombs, and then take off and assemble in the air, so that they can't bomb for at least two hours! ”

"I don't deny it, Lieutenant!" Darlan replied: "But I don't know if you realize a thing, the French Navy is very special......"

"Are you talking about the air defense capabilities of warships?" Qin Chuan interrupted Darlang's words.

The French Navy is indeed special, and it is not for nothing that the air defense of its fleet is weak...... In the Atlantic direction, France considers itself an ally of Great Britain, a naval power, so it does not worry about the threat at sea at all. As such, its navy was built and developed primarily for the Mediterranean, to protect the French shipping routes to the colonies and to act as a deterrent to the Mediterranean countries.

The Mediterranean Sea is not far from each other, and there are many islands in the middle where airfields can be built, so many people think that it is not necessary to use warships for air defense, and French fighters taking off from land bases can complete all the needs of air supremacy...... Italy also has this in mind, so like France, it considers aircraft carriers to be completely unnecessary.

Although this later turned out to be completely wrong, it was the same idea that everyone at the time.

As a result, the performance of French warships was biased towards protection and firepower against the sea and ground, and against the air...... When the British launched the "Ballista Project," Darlan realized that a few old fighters and bombers taken off from the British aircraft carrier "Eagle" could inflict heavy damage on the battleship "Richelieu," which France claimed to be the strongest and most advanced in the world.

"Uh-huh!" Darlan replied, "It seems that you have recognized this, so you should know...... Even if your two ships were able to converge, it would not help, it would only increase your losses! ”

"Not necessarily!" After making some calculations on the map, Raeder and the staff officers raised their heads with some relief.

"Let's wait and see!" Darlan said.

Raeder no longer paid attention to Dar Lang, turned his head to Qin Chuan and said, "We will converge at full speed, it will take an hour and a half!" ”

"Do you have an air defense rehearsal?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Of course!" Raeder replied.

"Can I know how?" Qin Chuan asked again.

Raeder looked confused, he couldn't believe that Qin Chuan really wanted to teach the navy to fight.

BUT BECAUSE QIN CHUAN POINTED OUT THE FLAWS IN HIS EXERCISE PLAN AT A GLANCE, HE PATIENTLY REPLIED: "THE 130MM SECONDARY GUN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LONG-RANGE AIR DEFENSE, TRYING TO INTERCEPT THE ENEMY'S FIGHTERS OUTSIDE THE SAFETY LINE. 37MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND 13.7MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERIOR LINE OF CLOSE AIR DEFENSE ......"

Darlan couldn't help but laugh, he had suffered from this before, so he knew it wasn't feasible.

Of course, Darlan won't explain why.

"I'm afraid it won't work, Marshal!" Qin Chuan said: "The enemy fighter will approach from a high altitude, and then dive and bomb when it enters the dead corner of our army's 130MM secondary artillery!" ”

Darlang couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in surprise, he couldn't imagine that these words came from the mouth of an army lieutenant.

"Wow!" Colonel Slein looked at Darlan's expression and said proudly: "General Darlan, the lieutenant said that you have the right idea, and what he said is right, right?" ”

"Whatever you want!" Darlang said, "Even if it is, you still can't find a solution, can you?" ”

Raeder turned his gaze to Qin Chuan, and he suddenly realized that he really needed this lieutenant to teach him how to fight.